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This study supports the need to talk to your fiancée about your fears prior to the wedding. Studies are pending, but I am hopeful the more pre-marital counseling couples can engage in, will be the key to healthier, stronger marriages. If we as a society can build stronger marriages, we can build healthier families, economies, education systems and communities. …

Shopping is an experience for women, and many women don’t have to spend money when they shop. The majority of guys don’t like shopping, but they do like buying what they want quickly and easily. As with all things, the more you communicate with your spouse about why you want a particular item, the more you both will enjoy it if you budget for it, and then purchase it. This article offers helpful financial tips for your marriage. …

The problem lies in a subtle twist of this theme. When you know your partner intimately, and you begin sharing the negative intimate parts of your spouse, it doesn’t matter whom you share it with, it is a form of betrayal. Your words can heal or tear apart your marriage. These suggestions may help you turn your marriage around before you destroy it. …

“I’ve seen your act, know the facts, and I’m still in love with who I wish you were.”- Kate Voegele from the song “Wish you were here.” One of the things that make divorce so difficult is that couples …

If you don’t nurture your marriage every day and prioritize it, the pressures life presents may be too much for it to be healthy and to last. Remember, marriage isn’t natural, but a healthy marriage is still the best way to raise secure, successful children and stay healthy. If you want a happy, healthy life, marriage is the way to go but, not without careful attention to your ability to communicate and nurture its growth. This article offers advice for cheat proofing your marriage. …

The number one rule is to take care of yourself after a breakup, whether you were the one broken up with or the one doing the breaking up. Taking the extra time you now have, and exploring ways you can become healthier with your lifestyle, will also help to bring healthier people into your life the next time you love. This article offers helpful suggestions when ending a relationship. …

Many of the couples I work with are feeling more trust with their partner who cheated after 2 to 5 years. Some say they will never get it back completely, and still others say they feel closer to their partner after the affair because their confidence in the marriage is stronger as they have learned to talk about all issues. There is no doubt cheating is destructive to the blind trust you may have once had, but with constant work, forgiveness and a desire to stay married, your marriage can survive and continue growing. This article offers tips for your marriage surviving infidelity. …

In dual income couples, the largest problem is finding the time, and therefore this statistic will most likely increase. If you don’t make time for sex and intimacy, or if you don’t prioritize your sex life, it will be replaced by other things that need to be done. Those other things may be important, but the intimacy and sexual connection within a relationship is the number two reason for marital discord. Number one is communication. Usually in a failing relationship the communication becomes talk about why we aren’t having sex. This article offers suggestions. …

Couples who are committed to one another and want to continue to grow their love must stay curious and interested in something other than the TV, the computer or iPhone. One of the easiest ways to identify your passion is to think about your death. What will your life show about the kind of person you were? In fact, that is a very good question to begin with prior to accusing your spouse or date that they are passionless. Having passion for your relationship and life in general has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with motivation and attitude. This article provides suggestions to help you get started. …

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